Zambian Teacher Collapses In Court After Her Husband Divorced Her For Being Childless

A 49-year-old teacher collapsed in court after her husband divorced her over childlessness despite her approval for him to take a second wife. The court granted the divorce, and the petitioner waived the K5,000 bride price he paid.

The petitioner told the court that he had been married for years without a child, and he was exhausted in the marriage. He had tried several times to have a child with his wife, but all attempts had failed.

The respondent, on her part, told the court that she had prayed and visited doctors but to no avail. She had even suggested that her husband impregnate another woman, but he still insisted on divorce.

“My Lord, I have gone to different places of worship and witch doctors and taken different concoctions, all to no avail. I had told my husband to go out and impregnate any young girl and allow me to still remain his wife but he still insisted on divorce. Where do I go at my age.” she said.